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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jim remind Silver of, according to Chapter XVIII?
(a) Flint
(b) A younger version of himself
(c) Smollett
(d) Tom

2. Where does Jim realize he has drifted in Chapter XXIII?
(a) To an eerie cave
(b) To the other side of the island
(c) Out to sea
(d) Near the pirates’ campfire on shore

3. What book of the Bible does Jim read from at the end of Chapter XXIX?
(a) Proverbs
(b) Revelation
(c) Job
(d) Exodus

4. What role does Silver want Jim to play in XXVIII?
(a) A mutineer
(b) Leader of the mutineers
(c) A hostage
(d) Silver's assistant

5. What does Israel Hands ask Jim for in Chapter XXV?
(a) Rum
(b) Bread
(c) Water
(d) Brandy

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Livesey speak to in Chapter XXII?

2. How does Jim react to Livesey’s accusation in Chapter XXX?

3. What does Jim do to the Hispaniola in Chapter XXIII?

4. Where does Jim find himself at the beginning of Chapter XXIV?

5. Where are the honest sailors trapped in Chapter XVIII?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Silver tell Jim about Dr. Livesey in Chapter XXVIII?

2. What do the pirates’ voices on the Hispaniola in Chapter XIX suggest to Jim?

3. 1Who does Jim find on the deck of the Hispaniola in Chapter XXV?

4. Why does Jim take the coracle to the Hispaniola in Chapter XXIII?

5. Why is Jim unable to escape the Hispaniola at the end of Chapter XXIV?

6. What conclusion does Jim make about the crew of the Hispaniola when he sees it drifting in Chapter XXIV?

7. Who wants to throw the dead pirate overboard in Chapter XXVI?

8. Why is the boat hard to maneuver in Chapter XVII?

9. What does Silver say Jim reminds him of in Chapter XXVIII?

10. What does Silver throw down at the end of Chapter XXIX?

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